What was Alfred Winklmayr, first husband of late Ivana Trump doing in the Antarctica alone?

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: shahid | In Divorce , Health , Net Worth

Alfred Winklmayr is an Austrian skiing player who is better known as the first husband of Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump. Though there is a lot of personal information about Ivana available, very little details are known about Alfred’s life and relationships.

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Alfred Winklmayr, the first husband of Ivana Trump

Alfred Winklmayr hails from Austria. Whereas Ivana Trump whose maiden name was Ivana Marie Zelníčková was from Czechoslovakia. She was born on 20 February 1949 in Gottwaldov, Moravia, Czechoslovakia.

It is not clear where and how the two met. There is no info about their courtship period. But in November 1971, Ivana married Alfred in Prague. And in March 1972, she obtained her Austrian passport. But soon after, she divorced Alfred and the divorce procedure was over in 1973.

Ivana went to reside in Canada in the 1970s. Later, she married Donald Trump in 1977 and gained American citizenship. The couple had three kids together: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump. But the marriage did not last and the couple took divorce in 1990.

Later she wed Riccardo Mazzucchelli in 1995 but divorced him in 1997. After this, she was dating Roffredo Gaetani d’Aragona. Donald had good views about this Italian aristocrat and had said:

“Roffredo, I think he’s a very high-quality guy,”

Her fourth husband was Rossano Rubicondi from 2008 to 2009. He was 23 years her junior. Ivana vowed to not marry after that. But she had an on-off relationship with Rossano who died in November 2021 due to melanoma. Ivana expired on 14 July 2022.

Details about Alfred’s relationships, marriage, and children, if any, are not available. But it is said that he remarried and migrated to Sydney, Australia with his wife in the 1990s.

Alfred’s age and residence

Alfred was born in 1946 in Austria. He was an Austrian national and his current age would be around 77 years. There is no information available about his parents and siblings. His father-in-law was Miloš Zelníček who was an electrical engineer. And his mother-in-law was Marie Francova who worked as a telephone operator.

Alfred’s early schooling and college studies details are also unclear. He follows Christian faith. He probably was good in sports during his school and college days and took it up as a profession.

Alfred’s career and net worth

Alfred was a professional skiing player. He later used to teach skiing to students. He is a real estate agent in Sydney now.

There is an old news article in a newspaper of 1998 that states that Alfred was a solo traveler to Antarctica. At that time, he was 49 years of age. During midwinter or Solstice, he was there. In Antarctica area, Solstice is a time to carouse. At that time, he said via satellite telephone link:

“Well I’m here by myself and there’s no one to celebrate with. In fact it’s a little bit sad.”

Alfred Winklmayr — A newspaper clipping of 1998 talking about Alfred’s Antarctica voyage (Source: Pinterest)

During this trip, he had suffered injuries multiple times. And since he was alone, there was no one to caress him. He had a fall in March 1998 and had chest pain for many weeks dye to it. Then in May the same year, he fell twice and again the same year in December, he fell outside the house he was staying in there.

Read here: Ivana Trump, the Woman Who Helped Donald Trump Build His Real Estate Empire, Dies at 73!

This residence was a 2.4 m by 3.6 m gadget hut that adventurers Don and Margie McIntyre had erected in 1995 when they visited Antarctica. The temperature outside in December 1998 was minus 30 degrees Celsius.

Alfred supposedly has a net worth of USD 250k. During this trip, he spent a lot of his own money. Moreover he had to borrow dome from his bank.

Unfortunately, there are no photos of Alfred on the internet.

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